Legal Opinion

United States v. Milam

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided July 11, 2007No. 06-4076PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

A jury found Dana Milam guilty of aiding and abetting the possession with intent to distribute of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. She appeals, arguing that there was insufficient evidence to support the verdict, that the district court 1 abused its discretion in allowing the jury to recess at the end of the first day of deliberations without asking them whether they could reach a verdict, and that her trial counsel was ineffective. We affirm.

Dana Milam lived in Los Angeles and according to trial testimony she became a supplier of methamphetamine to Joe Deno, then a…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. United States v. OlanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. United States v. Keith Bernard Crenshaw, United States of America v. Kamil Hakeem Johnson, United States of America v. Timothy Kevin McGruderCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2004
  3. United States v. Robert HarperCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
  4. United States v. William Fred PhillipsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
  5. United States v. A. Gordon EldredCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. United States v. AndersonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009
  2. United States v. Monique CalhounCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2013
  3. United States v. GordonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007
  4. United States v. Ojeda-EstradaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009
  5. United States v. Orozco-OsbaldoCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010

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